Bedside table, main advantages and disadvantages, selection criteria

Comfortable furniture for modern cramped apartments should be, first of all, compact. A good solution with regard to the berth is a bed-bed, characterized by multifunctionality, practicality, convenience and space saving. Designs can be transformed into several convenient forms, it is easy to move. The many advantages of such a bed made it very popular among owners of small-sized housing.

Distinctive features of designs

For many residents of modern cities with houses built in the last century, apartments do not allow placing an additional folding sofa in the room, and even more so a full double bed with a mattress. Today, the furniture industry has many opportunities to preserve the usable space in the living room and place an extra bed in it.

A convertible folding bed with a mattress differs from a conventional folding bed with increased comfort and width. Also, such a folding bed with a mattress is equipped with a wooden headrest, which makes it more comfortable. Some solid models of beds are suitable even for permanent use.

Bed Benefits	Disadvantages of beds
acceptable price; multifunctionality - during the day it is a small table or TV stand, at night it makes a wonderful berth; compactness - significant space saving; easy bed transformation process; often the mattress comes with the bed, but sometimes you have to pay extra for it; a wide assortment, a diverse lineup, many different types of bed bases are on the market.	the bed can hardly be called a permanent bed, suitable only for temporary, emergency overnight stays; often you have to look for free space to lay out the bed-table, for this some piece of furniture needs to be moved aside, moved, removed.

Base options and materials

Varieties of beds, compactly hiding in a seemingly ordinary cabinet, differ in materials that are used in the manufacture of the base:

tissue - the most unreliable and short-lived. A spring mount or a bracket will sooner or later provoke sagging of the canvas, no matter how strong and tight it is. Thus, over time, the bed will turn into a hammock, and regular sleep on this design is undoubtedly harmful. Therefore, it will fit more for rare overnight stays by friends or relatives. In addition, the weight and price of a bed-base on a fabric basis are quite low. Easy transformation and mobility are clear advantages here. Here, the maximum permissible mass of the cargo is 120 kg;
mesh - for more frequent use by households with different body weights, a galvanized mesh base is more suitable. It is more durable than the first option, it is perfectly cleaned, suitable even for disinfection, so the mesh bed-tables are perfect for kindergartens, mobile hospitals, sleeping places for guards, security guards. However, the risk of sagging design is still quite substantial. The cargo limit is 150 kg;
lamellas are the most expensive option. The high cost is justified by a pronounced orthopedic effect. This option is more suitable for home use. The design consists of lamellas - narrow wooden panels specially designed for a comfortable and comfortable sleep. They are made from birch and beech, sometimes oak lamellas come across for sale. Sustainability and longevity make these particularly comfortable folding beds stand out from a number of other varieties.

Lamels

Mesh

Fabric

Mattress

Buying a bed with a mattress, often buyers have a lot of questions. The fact is that the bed with the mattress is already equipped with the original. No need to waste time searching for a suitable specimen, thickness, color - everything will already be matched as a kit. In addition, it folds along with the entire frame structure.

But on the other hand, when buying a bed-tables without a mattress, it is possible to choose an orthopedic model. True, you will have to look for a separate place for its storage. An ideal option would be a vacuum mattress, which can be folded very compactly, it will be placed on any shelf in the closet, in the pantry, on the balcony.

The thickness of the mattresses that come with the rollaway bed:

from 1 to 10 cm - complete with fabric base;
from 8 cm - with a mesh base and lamellas for an adult;
from 5 cm - for a child.

Manufacturers stuff such mattresses with pressed felt, foam rubber, batting, polyurethane foam or latex.

The nuances of choice

When searching for a suitable option for a folding bedside table, it is important to determine its purpose. It is clear that the main purpose of the acquisition will be to add another berth. But here it is also worth paying attention to who the clamshell will be designed for and where they are going to place a bed with built-in nightstands.

Factors that are significant when choosing a bed-tables:

for the child - in the children's room there is a need for space for activities, games and other harmless pranks of the child, so a roll-out bed-curbstone will be very helpful here;
cottage - lightness, multifunctionality, mobility will make such a rollaway bed an excellent option in your country house, it can even be put on the street under a canopy in warm weather;
periodically staying overnight guests - sociable families living, for example, outside the city, can boast of frequent visits by relatives, friends and other friends. The lack of transport, the closed metro, and prolonged snowfall - all this can become a good reason for the proposal to stay until the morning. The dimensions of most economy class apartments allow the placement of only such a transformable object. Therefore, a folding bed in the daytime is a compact TV stand, a room flower in a large pot or a decorative vase, in the evening it is a good place for a festive feast, and at night it is a sleeping place for one of the late guests;
the place of rest of the watchman, night watchman - the employee’s rest at night should be comfortable, nothing should interfere. The guard should sleep in a short time so as not to leave his post for a long time, therefore, no sticking out glands, sagging fabrics or broken bed boards should not interfere with the rest of the person in charge;
sanatorium-resort, medical institution, children's health camp - here the main safety and comfort. Most likely, these organizations carry out bulk purchase of beds, so the seller will probably provide them with a significant discount, and the buyer will already proceed from the destination of the product.

The design of the bed-tables can be completely different: from the elementary, reminiscent of a cot, hiding in a compact inconspicuous cabinet, to a soft and high, easily transforming into a comfortable chair.